Lime

#55ff33

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for lime, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

This is Lime, a vivid green at 110 degrees. A mid green this grounded suits sustainability and outdoor brands. It works beside earthy oranges for contrast, or with other greens for a calm monochrome.

Lime color values

Every conversion for #55ff33, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#55ff33

RGB85, 255, 51

HSL110, 100%, 60%

HSV110, 80%, 100%

CMYK67%, 0%, 80%, 0%

Lab88.78, -76.6, 76.8

XYZ40.1, 73.69, 15.24

Decimal5635891

Web safe#66ff33

Pantone802 C

Shades of lime

#3eff17 #2afb00 #25df00 #21c400 #1ca800 #178d00 #137100 #0e5600 #0a3a00 #051f00

Tints of lime

#65ff46 #74ff58 #84ff6b #93ff7d #a3ff90 #b2ffa3 #c2ffb5 #d1ffc8 #e1ffdb #f0ffed

Colors that go with lime

Complementary#dd33ff Analogous#bbff33 Analogous#33ff77 Triadic#3355ff Triadic#ff3355 Split complementary#7733ff Split complementary#ff33bb

Lime in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 67, 0, 80, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #55ff33 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

67 0 80 0

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

66 4 78 6

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Lime in css

Copy #55ff33 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #55ff33; }
.text { color: #55ff33; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55ff33; }

How lime looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Lime and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #55ff33 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #55ff33 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Lime on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #55ff33 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around lime? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn lime into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #55ff33 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from lime, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #55ff33 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.